Jeeraka Kozhi/ Jeera Kozhi ~ Malabar Cumin Chicken

The tenth of the month, so no prizes for guessing – time for the Muslim Food Bloggers Challenge post! This month, the theme was pretty interesting – to pick up a recipe bookmarked or pinned from a Muslimah blogger and recreate it in our own kitchen! It was a tough call for me. I have bookmarks all over the place, and ever since the challenge has started, it has been only increasing. However, a little bit of deep thought and all of a sudden I knew what I should be posting!

This Jeeraka Chicken caught my attention as soon as I saw it here. Fathima’s was one blog I followed initially when the cooking bug hit me. I loved her blog for the simple recipes especially the Malabar ones, and the warm clicks. She even did a guest post for me during that time. Unfortunately, the doctor seems to have taken a total break from blogging to tend more to her growing family. Anyway, I wish her luck!

I love the flavor of cumin and this was enough for me to cook it as soon as I saw the post. I waited for D to go home (he is the cumin “virodhi” [hater] in the family!) and made it for us. I ended up eating most of my first batch made. Since then, it keeps appearing on and off whenever I am in a mood for this dish. The ingredients are very limited and it comes together really easily. I guess by now after all these posts, you would agree to how much I love simple and easy recipes! 😀 The cumin taste is very prominent. Cumin is said to be good especially for new mothers, and hence explains that this dish is one of the commonly prepared Malabar recipes for them. Do read her post for more information on the dish. Off to the recipe…